Major Additions - [BETA 2] vBFoster - The Missing vBulletin Features [Lite]

If you liked vBFoster lite version, Vote for it in MOTM
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=292298

We are very happy to announce that our first public beta of vBFoster 1.5 is released, It has been done in the latest current vBulletin version, We will update it once any new version is released.

Features Quick Overview :

• Advanced editor in quick reply
• New buttons has been added to the new content editor
• Automatic Content Tagger
• Hide Links From Guests
• More Spam Management
  • Check Post Text For Links
  • Posts Count
  • Joining Date

Announcement Content :

• Advanced editor in quick reply
• Automatic Content Tagger
• Hide Links From Guests
• More Spam Management
• Download vBFoster 1.5 Lite

vBFoster Advanced Editor

Continuing the series of advanced editors that has been done for all of the vBulletin versions :

For vBulletin 4 "The old editor" : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=232730
For vBulletin 4 "CKEditor" : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=264219

Here's the new version of my advanced editor, Which is for sure a part of vBFoster? However the management of UltimateScheme, Ltd. Decided to make the advanced editor for free with the vBFoster versions for vBulletin 5 powered forums.

NEW FEATURES :

• Text Styles
• Content Templates
• Page Break
• SCAYT (Spell Check As You Type)
• Maximize
• Print
• Find
• Replace
• Inserting Special Characters

More buttons will be added to the vBFoster Full version.

MORE ORGANIZED :

After more than 5 versions of vBFoster Advanced editor for all of vBulletin versions, We know how you want the editor to look like, We've re-organized the editor for only 2 rows instead of 3

Automatic Thread Tagger

This is a new feature in vBFoster 1.5, The first vBulletin 5 connect auto tagger, vBFoster auto tagger will automatically generate the tags from the content title, It's also will work in the background to update the old content in your forum, And generate the tags for all of your old content, Don't worry you don't have to run any scripts to generate the old content tags it will do all of this for you in the background.

Hide Links From Guests

We decided to merge some of our separated free hide links mods into vBFoster lite version, vBFoster lite version is currently has the ability to hide links from guests however vBFoster full version will get much much more options : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=228228 And first post content hider https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=230218

More Spam Management

As we are always looking to extend the ways to secure your forum from the spammers, vBFoster 1.5 lite has a great built-in features will help you to protect your forum from spammers, Let's take a look

Spam Manager - Check Post Text For Links

This feature will check if this member has no posts before and he's trying to create a new thread that contains a links to another site, These threads will be un-approved until revising from a supervisor.

Spam Manager - Posts Count

This feature will make any thread un-approved that is made by any member who has no posts whether if this thread contains a links or not, Any thread will be un-approved until a supervisor revising this thread and approve it.

Spam Manager - Joining Date

Another feature that will check the joining date of this member, If it was today and he's trying today to create a new thread, Every thread in this day will never be published until a revising from the forum supervisor and approving it.


You can download vBFoster from attachments, Please follow the instructions below to install this modification :

1- Extract vBFoster_1.5_Lite.zip
2- Upload all of the "Upload" folder content to your "root" vBulletin installation.
3- Import the xml product from admincp (I disabled the auto install)


Updates :

- Fixing the admincp issues "We are still need a live forum so we can check it closely"

vBFoster Pro - Enterprise Version :

This is the lite version of vBFoster 1.5, To view the full features on vBFoster enterprise and pro version is here : http://www.vbfoster.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1


Change List :

1.5 BETA 2 :
1- [Fixed] Hide Links Feature.
2- [Fixed] Phrases errors
3- [Fixed] Updated the copyright notice in the new vbulletin footer

1.5 BETA 1 :

1- Initial version.

[TheSupportForum]

Originally Posted by MARCO1

I've tried a fresh new installation of vB5 and I can go to the extensions list without any error, Screen-shot attached.

Remember that vBulletin itself is in beta stage and the extensions system was contain a bug I found it when I was developing the first beta of vBFoster in the same place which has been fixed in one of the vBulletin alpha versions : http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBV-3112 I don't know if you have the access to it or not.

So any one have the same error please send a PM to vBFoster account, And sorry for my late reply

i am using beta 10, not alpha

i will wait till the bug is fixed for this product, the point i made is the minute i upload it the when everything goes wrong

please release a new version of the mod with the fix sorted please

[MARCO1]

Originally Posted by simonhind

i am using beta 10, not alpha

i will wait till the bug is fixed for this product, the point i made is the minute i upload it the when everything goes wrong

please release a new version of the mod with the fix sorted please

Yes, That's why I said this problem was in alpha and it should be fixed.

Anyone experience the same issue, Please send a PM to vBFoster account, I need to check the issue a bit more closely.

[TheSupportForum]

Originally Posted by MARCO1

Yes, That's why I said this problem was in alpha and it should be fixed.

Anyone experience the same issue, Please send a PM to vBFoster account, I need to check the issue a bit more closely.

the biggest issue is upload, from that point you expect me to still upload it, whilst it caused a perm issue with the forum itself

and if its been sorted on beta 10 for a few customers, why hasn't the fix been updated for the latest release ?
i dont won't to re-upload it until the fix is available for beta 10 i am not prepared to lose my forum once again

[nhawk]

I'm going to be a really nice guy and tell you what the problems are...

1) Most *nix servers are case sensitive. You must use lower case letters for the package name in the core/packages folder. (if you don't believe that, check the thread about DBTech's infopanels mod in the alpha forums - page 2 post 18)

2) You have an index problem in phrase.php. Check if the phrase is set with isset() before checking the contents.

Those are the two I found and I hope that helps.

[MARCO1]

Originally Posted by simonhind

the biggest issue is upload, from that point you expect me to still upload it, whilst it caused a perm issue with the forum itself

Any vBulletin 5 modification will require a file upload, The old ages of uploading the xml file from admincp is gone.

However if uploading files causing an error with you, Don't make anything, I don't want to break your forum even for just 5 minutes

Originally Posted by simonhind

and if its been sorted on beta 10 for a few customers, why hasn't the fix been updated for the latest release ?
i dont won't to re-upload it until the fix is available for beta 10 i am not prepared to lose my forum once again

This bug is related to vBulletin not to me, I saw it fixed and I tested it and found it fixed, I don't know if alpha team have a different versions than what is released to the customers.

That's why I need to check the issue alive, Because it's a vBulletin bug WHICH vBulletin has fixed it early : http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBV-3112

[MARCO1]

Originally Posted by nhawk

I'm going to be a really nice guy and tell you what the problems are...

1) Most *nix servers are case sensitive. You must use lower case letters for the package name in the core/packages folder. (if you don't believe that, check the thread about DBTech's infopanels mod in the alpha forums - page 2 post 18)

2) You have an index problem in phrase.php. Check if the phrase is set with isset() before checking the contents.

Those are the two I found and I hope that helps.

That's most certainly help, I'll check that and update the package name today, Will keep you guys updated.

[nhawk]

OH, there was one other one I forgot to mention.

The function in phrase.php should be a static function.

[nhawk]

You're going to hate me by the time I'm done thinking of things.

I'd suggest not using direct mysql calls. Use the assertor. Most Nginx servers don't respond well to direct mysql queries from within vBulletin. That's true even with vB 4 where $vbulletin->db-> should be used.

[MARCO1]

Originally Posted by nhawk

You're going to hate me by the time I'm done thinking of things.

I'd suggest not using direct mysql calls. Use the assertor. Most Nginx servers don't respond well to direct mysql queries from within vBulletin. That's true even with vB 4 where $vbulletin->db-> should be used.

Unfortunate that's not true, vBulletin doesn't have a custom database engine,There's no other way to make a query in MySQL without using mysql_query(), vBulletin use a normal mysql queries that has been advanced by making a custom classes like any other database classes.

[TheSupportForum]

Originally Posted by MARCO1

Unfortunate that's not true, vBulletin doesn't have a custom database engine,There's no other way to make a query in MySQL without using mysql_query(), vBulletin use a normal mysql queries that has been advanced by making a custom classes like any other database classes.

he's talking about your install code when your inserting new tables within the database

$vbulletin->db->